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I had made an announcement in my 2016 Collective Product Empties (link here) that 2017 would be a NO BUY year in terms of cosmetics.

I did make exceptions for things that I used and ran out of and the single frivolous expense would be the original Beauty Blender (something I have been dying to try out!).

So, save for a face mask, and the Hugo Boss perfume, everything else were repurchased stuff I use regularly.

Drugstore (Watsons, Guardian) and Dollar Store (Mr. DIY)

Purple metal pen holder (Mr. DIY), MYR 3.50. I purchased this with some other things for my aunt, however, she ended up paying me back in excess and it more than covered the cost of it.

Nivea Men Invisible Anti-Perspirant (Guardian), original price; MYR 16.80, purchased for; MYR 15. I am looking into anti-perspirant vs deodorant and the whole safety reasoning; a revelation I only came into after having purchased this.

Sephora Lotus eye mask, price; MYR 8. I only purchased this to redeem the 100 points sample product which was the Sephora Pore & Fine Line Filler primer (in the middle).

FINALLY! I HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEAUTY BLENDER. Original price; MYR 99, purchased for; MYR 61.40. Purchased with my fellow beauty influencer friends. We went in on a promotion by Sephora; 5 pack for MYR 307, and so one comes up to about MYR 61.40, an unbeatable price! Even with the 20% Sephora private sale, it would only come up to MYR 79.20.

Let me tell you this was the most I have bought in a very long time and although it has been quite a while since I’ve posted a haul, there’s no reason for one person to buy THIS much! Except addiction! AND NO! I DON’T NEED HELP!!! *sniffs new mascara still in plastic package*

Paco Rabanne Black XS EDT (my very first love affair in a bottle since I got a sample of it in 2005, never did bother purchasing it until now), original price; MYR 310, purchased for MYR 248 (during the black card 20% off sale), I paid only MYR 198 because I had a Sephora MYR 50 gift card (it was a gift and you will never know!). 😀

Upon advice of my other blogger friends I purchased this from Thameen by A (@thameenbya) and it was definitely much more affordable than buying it at the retail store that carries it here in Malaysia, purchased for; MYR 50 + MYR 8 shipping

Local subscription bag that I was intrigued by. They’re a no commitment, subscribe as and when you wish kind of a deal so I ended up purchasing this one because it was only MYR 49.90 plus shipping! I’ll show you close up shots because I have never tried any of these brands and I have no idea how much they cost!

The product I was most excited about! I have yet to slather all around my eyeballs but I CANNOT WAIT!!!

Some premixed coffee, tea and cocoa in a beauty bag! YESSS!!!! I LOVE! I’ve already had the chocolate and the cafe latte! Delicious!!!

It is a Malaysian subscription bag so obviously Malaysian readers who want to get their hands on their next bag, go ‘like’ their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BagofLove/

GIFTS!!!

Pulled this picture from my Instagram (follow me! DUH! @harivain). Got this from my glam squad member Lakshmi and Geetha! I did a collaboration post with them for Halloween, check it out, link here. I don’t know how much these cost because they were gifts and I’ve never purchased these before.

Everything else was won via a giveaway by the lovely Lakshmi Praba of Big is Compatible (link here)! She is a local beauty blogger who is from the same town as I am!!!

Check her blog out!

So the giveaway came with the following;

These lashes are Shye lashes and they are from this Instagram shop which can be found @shye.shopperr I do believe that they only cater to local orders.

Elianto 4 colour eyeshadow set, price; MYR 68.50 and they can be purchased at Elianto stores and online at elianto.biz They are always having promotions so you’re certain to find a discount! I have also reviewed Elianto eyeshadows in the past (link here).

From Golden Rose (I visited their newly launched outlet at Sunway Carnival Mall in Seberang Jaya, mainland Penang and I must say, clean design and sleek looking, although they haven’t stocked up on all their products yet).

Sample Size Benefit Roller Lash, price MYR 55 (purchased during the Sephora 5th birthday, 5x points promotion; I thought I had quite a while left to reach 250 points for my 10% discount but with the 5x points, this purchase got me there!!! I have my eye on you Beauty Blender!)

So Althea is an online beauty company where you can find a wide array of K-beauty products. K-beauty is hot right now! H-O-T!!! Beauty and makeup enthusiasts either know it, love it, and/or swear by it! It is so amazing, the many varieties of products Korean beauty offers!

By the way, Althea is the name of the national flower of Korea which happens to be a variety of Hibiscus flower (Hibiscus syriacus). Another variety of Hibiscus, which is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, happens to be the national flower of Malaysia!

Althea was founded specifically to bridge Korean beauty products to Southeast Asia. Here’s another tidbit information, the Althea office in Korea is situated in the Gangnam district in Seoul. Yes, GANGNAM! 😀

Althea promises authentic products at the best prices possible (this is extremely true, trust me, I am a cheapskate remember???). Products come straight from Korea! At the moment, Althea is available in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Phillipines!

So, here’s the exciting part!

Althea is celebrating it’s first birthday!

TODAY!

Wooohooo!!! *pops confetti*In conjunction with the occasion, they reached out to me to join in with the celebrations!

I got to get my hands on some K-beauty products!!!!!!!!!!!

Woooooohoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU ALTHEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apart from other Malaysian bloggers and YouTubers, Indonesian, Singaporean, and Filipino beauty bloggers are about to join in with the celebrations as well! So look out! There are going to be pink coloured boxes aplenty on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and blogs!!!

So as part of their celebrations, there are going to be tonnes of goodies and sales and contests!!! YEAY!!!

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As much as I love buying makeup, I have come to realise, if I am not using something up, it seems like a complete waste of resources. And I am also looking into getting more high end makeup.

That doesn’t mean I am going to stop buying! Hahaha!!! 😛 😛 😛

I am just being a little more calculative when buying makeup nowadays.

Which is why this collective haul isn’t like I used to do it.

It is significantly smaller!

Urban Decay All Nighter, travel size; MYR 55 (Sephora).

Maybelline Clean Express Miracle Water (I have said that I would not repurchase this in a past post; link here; but this was at a very VERY good price so I thought why not and I do like the product), original price; MYR 19.90, purchased for; MYR 13.95 (Guardian).

Silkygirl Expert Brow Slim Liner in 01 Natural Brown and 02 Dark Brown, original price; MYR 20.90, purchased for at an introductory price; MYR 17.80 each (Guardian). I have already written a First Impressions post on this eyebrow pens (link here).

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So, I went on a trip to Thailand representing the university, specifically my school (faculty) to Ubon Ratchathani University. I was among 4 others chosen (it was an all paid trip; SCORE!). We were to attend their annual Agriculture Fair and engage in information exchange, regarding both academia structure and cultural practices. We were even asked to prepare a brief cultural performance.

Just a little background information, Ubon Ratchathani is a northeastern province in Thailand. It is also the eastern most province of Thailand, bordering Laos and Cambodia.

We were taken sightseeing and also visited a shopping mall. I only bought three products in the course of the four days there so this is smaller than a mini haul. It is a teeny tiny haul.

One from Boots, one from Watsons, and one from Don Muang Airport (domestic flight area not the duty free shopping area).

Watsons

I haven’t seen this cosmetic brand here in Malaysia and decided to grab this lip balm. The salesgirl (unlike condescending sales people here in Malaysia) was so nice to me. And because they spoke so little English, I had to try and try to ask them for a local makeup brand I can try out; they had none. Only skincare (which was rather pricey to me and I was too busy spending money on delicious food).

The lip balm. It is apparently a Japanese brand. Price; 70 baht, approximately MYR 8.15

Ok, this white milk cream was given to me by the salesgirl. How nice!

She even gave me a booklet about the brand and it’s products but alas, they were all in Thai.

Translation???

Boots.

I jumped for joy when I saw Boots at the shopping mall we went to. They had brands I have only ever heard of YouTubers and beauty gurus talk about, like No.7 and Seventeen. However, I wasn’t pressed to purchase anything. Price tags seemed to be quite heavy. So I bought this Boots brand lipbalm instead! Price; 64.50 baht, approximately MYR 7.50.

Airport shop.

Yeay, they had the entire range of the Megalast lipsticks!!!!!!!!! Price; 139 baht, approximately MYR 16.15. Here in Malaysia, from Sasa, it is MYR 22!!!!!!!!!

I have wanted Mocha-licious for SO LONG!!! YEAY!!!

I have some shots of my trip there.

I have written about this product before because I won it from Collection Malaysia (post here). The product isn’t available here but I saw this at the Collection booth at Watsons.

They have Burt’s Bees at WATSONS!!!!!!

One of the places we visited. Wat Phra That Nong Bua; a Buddhist temple. It was so beautiful and amazing! The highlight of this place is Sri Maha Pho Chedi of gleaming gold and white chedi which loosely resembles the Mahabodhi stupa in Bodhgaya, India.

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Although collective, this wasn’t a big haul, even considering the fact that my last collective haul post was in October 2015! I might as well have participated in a low buy challenge huh?

Anyway, my picture settings have changed and I would like some feedback. I am loving it so far.

There are also products sent to me for reviewing purposes. So, as I usually do, here’s a breakdown.Products sent for review

This is a range of products from the brand Paula’s Choice. Popular YouTubers like Tati and Wayne Goss have used and raved about it. I have already been using them and I love it so far (review coming up soon!). In the mean time, if you have heard good things about the brand and want to try it but don’t know where to purchase them here in Malaysia, you can order them from Facial Room Malaysia. Just visit their Facebook page and website for all the information.

I have previously mentioned Muffin Beauty; an online beauty review community in Malaysia. I am a member of their Beauty Club. They recently had a makeover and changed their name to BFF -Asia Beauty and Style (link here). To commemorate this upgrade they sent out a package to all their Beauty Club members with come skincare goodies. The one featured here is the Neesya Brightening Night Rejuvenator. There was also a face mask and some other samples.

Maybelline White Superfresh Liquid Powder; MYR 29.90 (this is far too light for me but I wanted a limited edition Maybelline brush set that came with the purchase – picture below – so basically I paid MYR 29.90 for a set of 3 brushes 😛 ).

I say Indian shop because I have forgotten exactly which shop I bought this from. However, if you are familiar with this brand, you would also know that these products are usually available in Indian shops (Cash N Carry). I bought it from Little India in Penang. Little India is commonly referred to certain places in Malaysia with a heavy concentration of Indian specialty shops.

Franch Moisturizing Cream (200 ml); MYR 9.90.

Also, I would like to share an amazing giveaway by a fellow blogger, Stashy. Stashy actually inspired me to do my 2015 Collective Product Empties post! Hi Stashy!!! Do head over and join her giveaway! Giveaway post link here. Was supposed to pingback this on my last post but I forgot *facepalm*.

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This is a teeny tiny haul because I wanted to share the things I bought with my Sephora gift vouchers I won from the giveaway by Sabrina (blog; SabbyPrue, link; here).

Teeny tiny haul, I know!!!

This is just the Tesco brand cotton facial wipes and I usually buy the value packs where it comes in two 100 pieces packs in one (1 100 piece pack = MYR 1.50; 1 value pack with two 100 pieces packs = MYR 2.55). It’s cheap and it works! I featured it in my first Product Empties post (link here). Price MYR 2.55 each (I bought two value packs).

I have always wanted to try the Sephora collection foundation because they do cost way much less than all other brands in the Sephora outlet (except NYX). I have had only positive experiences with all the other Sephora brand stuff I own and the range of shades in their foundation line is pretty impressive, to me, due to the simple fact that they carry very dark shades! I have heard only good things about this foundation in particular so I told myself, get it! Price MYR 69.

Aaaaannnd…… it comes with the one thing every makeup enthusiast loves in a foundation!

A PUMP!!!

The Better than Sex mascara!!! I bought the deluxe sample size which is a great way to try out a mascara. Price MYR 45.